Water as a Compound
Weathering & Erosion
Human Impact
Water & Climate
Miscellaneous Facts
100
Water has one side that is slightly positive and one that is slightly negative. This term is used to refer to this property.
What is polar?
100
2 or more elements combine through a chemical reaction
What is a compound?
100
this is how much of the freshwater is used for agriculture
What is 70%?
100
this is less dense than liquid water so fish can survive through the winter by going down deep in the body of water
What is ice?
100
limiting water use during a drought would be helpful/harmful (choose one) to water resources
What is helpful?
200
water sticking to other water molecules
What is cohesion?
200
carbonation, oxidation, and lichens are forms of this type of weathering
What is chemical weathering?
200
true/false:
modifying streams, lakes, and groundwater affects water quality
What is True?
200
water's ability to heat up slowly means that areas near/far (choose one) large bodies of water have less extreme temperature changes
What is near?
200
Condensation is occurring at which number?
What is 3?
300
water sticking to other surfaces
What is adhesion?
300
cracks in rocks from freezing and thawing, plant roots, and other forces is this type of weathering
What is physical weathering?
300
electricity is generated by water turning turbines inside a dam
What is hydroelectric power?
300
Gloucester is near the Chesapeake Bay so our winters will be milder/harsher (choose one) than winters in Charlottesville
What is milder?
300
this point is where water is evaporating by going from liquid to gas
What is 1?
400
the number of hydrogen atoms in 2 molecules of water
What is 4?
400
streams moving sand and soil, rock slides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes are examples of this process
What is erosion?
400
true/false:
transforming wetlands, forests, and grasslands will positively affect water quality
What is False?
400
lakes don't freeze solid because ice is ___________ dense than liquid water so it floats on the surface
What is less?
400
the solute completely disappearing in the solvent tells you that a _______________ was created
What is solution?
500
this molecule is...
What is water?
500
this property caused by cohesion allows small insects to walk on water
What is surface tension
500
true/false:
land erosion has a major impact on water quality
What is True?
500
adding this to water causes ice to become liquid water and liquid water to become a gas
What is energy or heat?
500
Water's nickname due to its ability to dissolve many substances
What is Universal Solvent?